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Society & culture: general

Hardback. A spirited exploration of the culture created when advertising becomes not just a central institution, but the central institution. Num Pages: 296 pages, 181 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JHM; KJSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 239 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231103244
ISBN
9780231103244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.01
€ 77.94

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, B&W Illus.: 36; Graphs: 2,. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231167789
ISBN
9780231167789
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.61

Paperback. Documents both traditional and contemporary male haunts, such as bars, barbershops, lodges, pool halls, strip clubs, garages, deer camps, megachurches, the basement Barcalounger, and examines their provenance, purpose, and appeal. Num Pages: 264 pages, 79 photographs. BIC Classification: JFCA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137355
ISBN
9780231137355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.00
€ 21.88

Hardback. The democratization of luxury, Twitchell contends, has been the single most important marketing phenomenon of our times. Num Pages: 448 pages, 80 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFCA; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231124966
ISBN
9780231124966
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.09
€ 45.72

Hardback. Twitchell embarks on an insightful, fearless, and funny exploration of two of the central themes of modern American culture -- materialism and consumerism -- and counters the notion of the "used and abused consumer" with an unflinching look at commercial culture, starting from the observation that "we are powerfully attracted to the world of goods (after all, we don't call them 'bads')." Num Pages: 310 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFT; KNTY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115186
ISBN
9780231115186
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.73
€ 81.45

Hardcover. Editor(s): Martin, James B. Num Pages: 279 pages. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 183 x 24. Weight in Grams: 842.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
279
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590332627
ISBN
9781590332627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.81
€ 68.15

Paperback. In the summer of 1936, Agee and Evans set out on assignment for "Fortune" magazine to explore the daily lives of sharecroppers in the South. This book provides a record of the place, of the people who shaped the land, and of the rhythm of their lives. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJG; AJCR; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141188492
ISBN
9780141188492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.88

Hardcover. Editor(s): Abbington, James. Num Pages: 824 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 193 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Gia Publications
Condition
New
SKU
V9781622771004
ISBN
9781622771004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 49.39

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFE; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803253384
ISBN
9780803253384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.03

Hardcover. A meditation on the chronic conundrums and contradictions in American political culture and its development over the course of four centuries. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JPH; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
1 st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700620104
ISBN
9780700620104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.57

Paperback. In 1931, nine black youths were charged with raping two white women in Scottsboro, Alabama. Despite meager and contradictory evidence, all nine were found guilty and eight were sentenced to death. This book explores how this case has embedded itself into the fabric of American memory and become a lens for perceptions of race and class. Num Pages: 296 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSL3; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691140476
ISBN
9780691140476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.94

Hardback. Panta 1 shows that the authors of the New Testament understood Christianity and their world from the point-of-view of the pre-Socratic philosopher, Heraclitus of Ephesus who lived around 500 B.C. His philosophy served as the point of view of most of the authors of the New Testament. Num Pages: 406 pages. BIC Classification: HR; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761805823
ISBN
9780761805823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.40

Hardback. This series is designed to foster debates on the sociology of social problems by presenting a forum where sociologists of this discipline can present and argue opposed positions on epistemological, moral and political issues that are central to the field. Editor(s): Holstein, James A.; Miller, Gale. Series: Perspectives on Social Problems S. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
356
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762304813
ISBN
9780762304813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.03

Paperback. Examining representations of Balinese culture in complex contexts of Indonesia's colonial history, Hindu ritual practice as opposed to Islam, and comparative Indo-European hierarchies, Boon offers a powerful critique of doctrinal approaches to culture, religion, literature, politics, and the history of ideas and disciplines. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1F; HBTB; HDD; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226064635
ISBN
9780226064635
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.15

Hardcover. The major aim on the field of study of 'multicultural education' is to create equal educational opportunities for students from diverse racial, ethnic, social-class, and cultural groups. This book covers the research and practice issues in this field. Num Pages: 1120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL1; JNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 226 x 60. Weight in Grams: 2768.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
1120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787959159
ISBN
9780787959159
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 185.17

Paperback. Multimedia Histories: From the Magic Lantern to the Internet is the first book to explore in detail the vital connections between today's digital culture and an absorbing history of screen entertainments and technologies. Its range of coverage moves from the magic lantern, the stereoscope and early film to the DVD and the internet. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 302 pages, illustrated with about 30 photographs. BIC Classification: APF; APT; HBT; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 18. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897730
ISBN
9780859897730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.17

paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HRC; HRH; HRLK; JFC; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271016337
ISBN
9780271016337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 34.01

Hardback. The British Welfare State initially seemed to promise welfare for all, but excluded millions of disabled people. This book examines attempts in the subsequent three decades to reverse this exclusion. It also provides the first major analysis of the Disablement Income Group and the Thalidomide campaign. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; JFFG; JKSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172. .
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447316428
ISBN
9781447316428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.99

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 2AB; DSB; DSK; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691638713
ISBN
9780691638713
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.41

Hardback. Westerners have a strong impression that Islam does not allow religious imagery. Elias corrects this view. Unearthing shades of meaning in Islamic thought throughout history, he argues that Islamic perspectives on representation and perception should be sought in diverse areas such as optics, alchemy, dreaming, vehicle decoration, Sufi metaphysics. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AGR; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Sew
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674058064
ISBN
9780674058064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 16 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556527807
ISBN
9781556527807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.31

Paperback. A collection that challenges the binary conception of conservative religion versus progressive secularism by highlighting the existence of multiple secularisms. Editor(s): Jakobsen, Janet R.; Pellegrini, Ann. Series: A Social Text Book. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HRLP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341499
ISBN
9780822341499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.53

Paperback. Editor(s): Shaw, Katy (Leeds Beckett University, UK). Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; DSB; DSK; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472527745
ISBN
9781472527745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.57

Hardback. Presents an introduction to risk and uncertainty as they have been analysed in sociology and related social sciences. This book draws on the wide array of contemporary social theories of risk and relates these to the many and diverse areas in contemporary society where risk plays an important role. Series: Polity Key Concepts in the Social Sciences Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFP; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745640983
ISBN
9780745640983
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.05

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